September 2006 - In This Issue

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  • Even before new immigration reform law,<br>employers face new responsibilities
  • Pensions breakthrough: Retirement protection package <br>becomes law
  • Disease management: A dose of cost prevention?
  • A valuable lesson: Tuition reimbursement pays off
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Reader Poll

How does your company recognize employee achievements?

12%

Gifts/awards

8%

Cash bonuses

6%

Public recognition

41%

Combination of rewards

34%

No recognition

total votes: 157
margin +/- 1

National Payroll Week

National Payroll Week is September 4-8. In recognition of the work that payroll professionals do, we give our thanks. Your commitment ensures that Americans are paid accurately and on time, pay period after pay period. www.nationalpayrollweek.com

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Feature story

Overwhelmed and overworked: Stress and burnout on the job

Stress costs U.S. businesses more than $300 billion annually. As employees struggle to do more with less, managers and HR professionals are challenged to provide effective solutions that can be implemented quickly -- because when it comes to workplace stress, dollars trickle away with each tick of the clock. Learn the symptoms of stress and job burnout and how to combat them.

Creating an ethical organization starts with education

Do your employees know not to share material information or trade secrets with your competitors? Do they know how to report sexual harassment or threatening behavior without fear of retaliation? And when a favorite vendor flashes those coveted concert tickets, is it okay for an employee to accept them? While their conscience might be telling them what's right and wrong; their company should be telling them, too. Because when companies fail to outline and communicate their expectations related to compliance, they may not only face costly lawsuits, they could also be creating a negative workplace and earning an unfavorable reputation among customers.

Check out Ceridian's upcoming Leadership Web forums

Don't miss the opportunity to learn timely information about human resource and compliance issues -- without leaving your office! Ceridian experts can provide you with important information on topics impacting the HR industry. Tap into their knowledge -- at absolutely no cost -- by registering for Ceridian's upcoming Leadership Web forums today!

Working productively: Responding to secondhand information as a manager

An employee tells you in confidence that a coworker has made statements that are upsetting to her. Another employee complains privately that a team member is not pulling his weight on a shared project. Incidents like this raise a host of questions for managers. What do you do with this kind of secondhand information? How do you know whether the information is accurate? How do you manage performance problems you haven't directly observed?